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Temporary deferral of logging in some B.C. forests leaves First Nations stranded, and may be too little, too late for the province’s ancient ecosystems
by Chen Zhou, originally published November 7, 2021.
Read moreTo date, 113 businesses - 104 based in BC - have signed a resolution calling on the BC government to help avert the extinction and climate crises and to benefit our health and the BC economy, by committing to at least meet Canada’s national and international protected areas targets (protecting 25% by 2025 and 30% by 2030 of Canada’s land and marine areas). This includes protecting BC’s old-growth forests, and providing the necessary funding to do so.
See the resolution and signatories here
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Significant Progress to Protect Old-Growth Forests in BC, with Critical Funding Still Missing: “Building an Amazing Car without an Engine” – for now
BC Government Accepts Science-Based Old-Growth Mapping and Enacts Major Old-Growth Logging Deferrals in BC Timber Sales Areas (about 20% of remaining old-growth) – Vital Funding for Indigenous old-growth logging deferrals and protection sorely needed.
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New research finds that by overcounting the carbon storage of intact forests the undercounting emissions from logging, the Government of Canada is vastly underrporeting the climate impacts of clearcutting in one of the country’s greatest carbon sinks.
by Stephanie Wood
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Here’s our action page, updated Oct 14, to ensure that the BC government funds the protection of old-growth forests in BC.
To finally Protect Old-Growth Forests in BC, Funding from the Provincial and Federal governments is vital to support Indigenous Protected Areas and First Nations Land Use Plans that protect Old-Growth Forests, as well as a Land Acquisition Fund to purchase and protect Old-Growth Forests on Private Lands
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The following is the transcript for an interview today on CBC Radio One’s “The Current” with host Matt Galloway, with guests professor Cliff Atleo Jr. of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth and Tsimshian Nations, and Ken Wu, the Executive Director of the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance.
The Interview with Patrick Canning, lawyer for the Rainforest Flying Squad over the Fairy Creek blockade, follows.
Read moreCheck out our NEW mini-documentary video on the Coastal Dry Forests of British Columbia (ie. the Coastal Douglas-Fir and Very Dry Coastal Western Hemlock ecosystem).
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We've come a long way in this short time and have accomplished many important steps towards our mission to ensure the science-based protection of Canada's most endangered ecosystems, from old-growth temperate rainforests to grasslands, from southern deciduous forests to northern conifer forests - all supported by a modest budget.
Read moreSee the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance's new mini-documentary video on the amazing grasslands of the Interior Valleys in British Columbia, home to some of the greatest concentrations of unique and endangered wildlife in Canada with an emphasis on the South Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys.
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Recent cut blocks in adjoining valleys of the Fairy Creek watershed as seen from the air in June 2021. Blockaders at Fairy Creek say although the province has introduced two-year deferrals in some areas of the watershed, much old-growth still remains at imminent threat of logging. Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal
Amid escalating tensions with the RCMP, old-growth logging blockades on Vancouver Island show no signs of letting up. B.C.’s response, experts say, will determine the legacy of the new war in the woods.
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Federal Liberals’ $50 million BC old-growth fund an important step towards a much greater $600 million old-growth fund that is needed – BC NDP government continues as reluctant conservation laggards for funding old-growth protection.
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Avatar Grove, an old-growth forest near Port Renfrew, has been declared off-limits to logging. TJ WATT / ANCIENT FOREST ALLIANCE
As a Vancouverite, I can commune with big trees easily. Stanley Park is practically my backyard and a short stroll takes me to soaring Sitka spruce, Western red cedars and Douglas firs. The 405-hectare park’s establishment in 1887 kept these ancient beauties standing amid urban development. But just across the Georgia Strait, Vancouver Island is home to entire forests of these beautiful behemoths. For now.
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Can you help us? As a young organization (founded less than 3 years ago, in late 2018) but with major experience, dedication and influence far beyond our size, we need the resources to grow the most powerful campaigns to protect endangered ecosystems across Canada, from temperate rainforests to grasslands, from southern deciduous forests to northern boreal forests!
Read morePlease watch and SHARE our NEW mini-documentary video on the “Old-Growth Coastal Temperate Rainforests in BC”! This video is a quick but expansive overview of the core issues surrounding the War in the Woods over logging of the last endangered old-growth forests in BC. This is the first in a series of mini-documentaries that we are producing on the Amazing Ecosystems in Canada.
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Here is a transcription of an interview between EEA’s Ken Wu and CBC’s Kathryn Marlow on All Points West where they discuss how the B.C. government needs to take advantage of federal funding to preserve old-growth forests and provide First Nations with an economic alternative to logging on their traditional lands.
Aired June 6, 2021
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The three First Nations who have been the reluctant hosts of B.C.’s current war in the woods have called for a deferral of logging in some of the most contentious areas in and around the Fairy Creek watershed.
From the Globe and Mail June 7, 2021
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In the midst of escalating protests over logging, Horgan released an intentions paper on Tuesday that critics say fails to implement any immediate solutions.
From the Narwhal, June 2, 2021
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Today BC Premier John Horgan is expected to present an “intentions paper” on the BC NDP government’s coming direction in regards to old-growth forest logging and/or protection, the forest industry and First Nations.
The announcement carries high stakes as the War in the Woods explodes in BC, with over 140 conservationists being arrested at old-growth protection blockades on southern Vancouver Island over the past month and ancient forest rallies erupting at BC NDP MLA offices across the province, with a groundswell of momentum that continues to rapidly grow nationally and internationally.
A coalition of conservationists is urging the B.C. government to use federal funds to end the province’s new war in the woods on Vancouver Island, protect old-growth forest and establish targets for endangered ecosystems.
From the National Observer, May 27th 2021
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The BC NDP government must commit to Canada’s protected areas targets and the key funding to protect 25% by 2025 and 30% by 2030 of its land and marine areas, at a minimum.
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